Jackson Square New Orleans

Today we were up and about reasonably early. The sun was shining and it was pretty warm out. We headed down towards the River walk, which runs alongside Mississippi River. After, we continued our walk and headed to Jackson Square and Louis Armstrong Park. Both were near the French Quarters which is a really nice area. In the afternoon, it was time …

We had a late start today, again trying to adjust to a time difference (two hours later from San Fran time). Brekky was a full cooked meal, New Orleans style - crispy bacon, grits, biscuit with gravy, pork sausage, scrambled egg and oatmeal. Delicious, fattening and very filling! It was Lucy's 12th birthday, and she had strawberry pancakes with …

This morning I drove back to Baton Rouge which only took an hour. I stopped at the Old State Capitol Building which kind of looks like a building out of medieval times. I drove over to the State Capitol Building and parked on Spanish Town Road. It was a short walk to the Capitol but not very much parking around it. Most of the parking is for …

... Quarter needs at least a full day of wandering to be able to appreciate it all. The prettiest streets are Royal and Chartes. Jackson Square and the St. Louis Cathedral are the highlight of the quarter. For lunch I slipped into Johnny Po'Boys. A ...

... fun; they have everything from antique stores to voodoo stores and everthing in between. Artists display their masterpieces in Jackson Square for an inexpensive, artsy momento. The nightlife is crazy with the French Quarter's famous Bourbon Street ...

... in Atlanta, we continued walking into the city. New Orleans is the birthplace of jazz, and Louis Armstrong. We walked to Jackson Square and then down the Mississippi river, where we walked along the riverfront watching the boats, until we came to the ...

... with some thunder – odd for February? - at least as we know it. As one of the state-run Visitor Centres was on Jackson Square we walked there to see if they knew how we would get our tickets for the bleacher seating we’d ordered and paid ...

... visited the main chapel of New Orleans which doesn’t differ much from what the East Melbourne Shul looked like. I also saw Jackson Square where most of the street performers play. Most are solo acts, but they certainly differ in quality. When I ...

... day in the French Quarter, Susie and Shirley bought masks, We Had luch at K Pauls Louisianna Cafe and walked up Bourbon Street to Jackson Square,  Tommorrow we are going to Baton Rouge as the ladies want to shop at kohls and us guys will go to ...

... - the Louisianna Superdome (absolutely massive!), Lafayette Park and a few other places then went to read my book for a while in Jackson Square - not a bad day! Then I got an early night for my early morning airport pickup for the flight to Washington DC ...

... . The bistro and tavern both bear the name of the pirate Jean Lafitte, who was allegedly helped plan the Battle of New Orleans with Andrew Jackson on the second floor. Jennifer assured us she’d left the most gruesome story for last. This took place ...

... a croc anytime soon! :)   The City & Katrina tour took us to the ritzy Garden District, French Quarter and Jackson Square. We also took a stroll through St. Louis Cemetery and saw all of the above ground family graves. The graves are built ...

... Park and gazed at the striking Holocaust Memorial, which transforms kaleidoscopically as you circle it any view the piece from different angles. Jackson Square We checked out Jackson Square, a lush park in the park in the middle of the Quarter that ...